Well, I have been back one week and have pretty much back to life as normal. Unless you count the sleeping almost 13 hours last night, but that was due to nipping some Tylenol PM at about 2 in the morning b/c Er woke me up when he came to bed and I couldn't get back to sleep.

I have been kind of debating with myself if I should detail my expierence on her about the whole trip to MTY. I go back and forth on my feelings about it.

I know that I am a picky person and have worked in the medical field for years so I may be biased, but at the same time I think people should know what they are getting into if they do go to Mexico (or at least where I did) what they are signing up for.

I think I will sleep on it a couple more days and then update. If anyone wants any one on one info please feel free to send me a private message and I will gladly respond.

As for living the Banded life, I already ran into one of the hardest issues which is eating to much and to fast and getting stuck. Tonight I ate way to much meat and ended up paying dearly for it. Literally I thought I was going to have a heart attack and wanted to throw up so badly but couldn't. I now know what being stuck or PBing means and I am afraid that I learned it a little to early, hopefully it didn't hurt the band.

I'm off to bed.

did your dr. not want you to stay on a liquid diet, at least for awhile, after surgery? then move to mushy food--then to solids? you might want to do that--give the band time to heal, and so on. i first nibbled on "solid" food yesterday--a soft omelet, just about 1/2 of it. i have heard the "i felt like i was having a heart attack" comment from others--and it scares me to death. hope you are feeling better now. why not stick to liquids--such as protein shakes and soups for now--you will feel full-because you are so newly banded. write me, if you want more ideas.

best wishes,

girlin

nyc

Meat dear, you really should not be eating meat yet. Allow your stomach to heal first.